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Implementation Of Supplemental Oral Anticoagulant Education To Promote Medication Adherence, Blake Cory

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Proper adherence regarding high-risk medications such as oral anticoagulants (OAC) is essential for reducing the incidence of adverse events such as thrombosis or major bleeding when dosages are missed or inappropriately administered.

The goal of this project was to reduce these events by supplementing current educational practices at a metropolitan cardiac electrophysiology office with new medication education protocols, the development of specific medication informational handouts, and provider training. Providers and staff were provided with medication specific education for Vitamin K Antagonists (VKA) such as warfarin and Non-Vitamin K Agonists (NOACs) such as dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban for those patients initiating …